{Review} What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

{Review} What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick

What I Thought Was True
by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Pages: 410
Format: Paperback
Release Date: April 7, 2015
by Speak (an imprint of Penguin)

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Gwen's whole life is about to change. Gwen Castle comes from a long line of fishermen and housecleaners who support Seashell Island's summer visitors, and she expects her life to go the same way. But then she discovers that Cassidy Somers—also known as her Biggest Mistake Ever—is working on the island for the season. And though she tries to avoid him, fate keeps pushing them together. Sparks fly and secrets are revealed as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about her life, herself, and the people she loves—with what really is.

It's been a couple years since I reviewed a book...let's see if I still got it.

This book wasn't particularly bad, it wasn't particularly amazing. It just was somewhere in the middle. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood, maybe I wasn't patient enough, but I found myself skipping some parts to get to the action. It was a well put-together story, there were serious aspects and undertones so it wasn't just a mushy love story like the books Gwen's mom reads, but I didn't really feel like having to think, I just wanted to read about their relationship. It had a message, a purpose, and I respect that. But at times it seemed like the story was moving incredibly slowly, and like there were filler events to just take up space. I also found it hard to accept the whole premise, I guess because I'm a bit older now it's kinda weird to me to think these seventeen year old are constantly getting it on and falling in love. I feel like the story was also kind of drawn out, it got to be repetitive after a certain point and that was when I skipped some sections, because I just wanted to finish the book. I feel like the story could have been told in about fifty pages less. But I loved the humor in this book, there was so much personality jumping off the page. The romance was also very interesting, it was a very unique dynamic. I enjoyed seeing the emotions behind something that just happened, and then how it became more. I liked the idea and the execution, it was just a bit drawn out and prolonged. I really enjoyed Gwen, she was very confident and not afraid to speak her mind, and I really respect that. Cass seemed like a really good guy. I liked how they had both made mistakes and had hurt eachother, so there was no person who could lord something over the other. It was a very stable, even relationship, and I enjoyed seeing that.

All in all, an enjoyable book, but not something to remember forever.